Adam Plutko
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 215LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 11, #321, Cleveland Indians | UCLA
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 7 5 4.86 21 20 0 109.1 78 1.29
2020 2 2 4.88 10 4 1 27.2 15 1.34
2021 1 2 6.71 38 1 1 56.1 44 1.63
5 Seasons 14 14 5.39 88 37 3 273.2 200 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 21 7-5 4.86 109.1 78 1.29
2020 10 2-2 4.88 27.2 15 1.34
2021 38 1-2 6.71 56.1 44 1.63
5 Seasons 88 14-14 5.39 273.2 200 1.38
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2016 24 79 13 1 7.7 5.6 85.8 108.4 27.9 38.5 .243 .451 .404 .338 .362 15.4 16.7 11.1 7.36 4.90
2018 26 1268 242 26 10.7 8.0 88.9 116.1 23.3 36.4 .245 .491 .364 .336 .385 38.4 18.4 7.1 5.28 4.86
2019 27 1794 354 27 7.6 5.8 88.1 116.0 19.9 37.0 .266 .464 .333 .328 .371 32.8 16.9 5.6 4.86 4.79
2020 28 446 93 7 7.5 6.0 88.7 113.6 22.4 35.5 .270 .468 .352 .339 .363 33.3 12.9 6.0 4.88 4.96
2021 29 1014 181 21 11.6 8.2 91.3 113.1 23.2 38.7 .281 .547 .408 .383 .426 39.8 17.3 10.6 6.71 6.60
Player 4601 883 82 9.3 7.0 89.0 116.1 21.9 37.0 .263 .489 .361 .343 .385 35.6 17.0 7.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Plutko relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(49.9%) ,
Cutter
(32.9%) ,
Slider
(10.2%) ,
Curveball
(7.0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2016 23.1 23.1 30.8 23.1 23.1 46.2 30.8 0.0 23.1 38.5 23.1 7.7 7.7 5.6
2018 28.5 37.2 21.1 13.2 34.7 33.5 31.8 2.5 21.5 38.8 17.4 8.3 10.7 8.0
2019 31.9 28.2 28.2 11.6 37.0 34.2 28.8 2.0 26.0 36.4 23.2 4.5 7.6 5.8
2020 28.0 29.0 29.0 14.0 35.5 38.7 25.8 3.2 19.4 40.9 24.7 3.2 7.5 6.0
2021 30.4 38.1 23.8 7.7 37.6 32.6 29.8 0.6 21.0 35.9 23.2 7.7 11.6 8.2
Player 30.1 32.7 25.5 11.7 36.1 34.3 29.6 1.9 23.0 37.5 21.7 6.1 9.3 7.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2021 Cutter BAL R 334 87.7 25.4 2.5 2.9GLV 0.2 10.2 2.2 2.9GLV 0.0
2021 Curveball BAL R 71 77.0 56.8 -0.2 11.4GLV 2.5 -10.2 0.1 11.4GLV 2.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 506 91.6 13.8 1.9 4.4ARM -2.4 18.9 2.7 4.4ARM -2.8
2021 Slider BAL R 103 83.1 35.1 -3.5 4.8GLV -0.9 4.5 -2.7 4.8GLV -0.9
2020 Slider CLE R 12 81.1 41.4 0.2 7.6GLV 0.8 -0.1 1.5 7.6GLV 2.3
2020 Curveball CLE R 54 76.9 56.6 -0.6 11.3GLV 1.8 -10.2 0.5 11.3GLV 2.1
2020 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 224 91.0 15.1 1.3 4.1ARM -2.4 17.9 1.9 4.1ARM -3.2
2020 Changeup CLE R 20 84.4 26.7 -3.5 9.0ARM -4.0 11.6 -5.2 9.0ARM -4.4
2020 Cutter CLE R 136 86.7 27.7 0.9 3.7GLV 1.0 8.4 0.2 3.7GLV 0.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -4 506 49.9 116 .296 .561 .400 22.1 15.5 15.0 .286 .541 .389 39.8
2021 Cutter -3.1 -10 334 32.9 95 .306 .753 .465 25.2 16.8 20.8 .280 .592 .399 40.6
2021 Slider -4.1 -4 103 10.2 28 .333 .583 .384 28.3 17.9 13.5 .338 .589 .387 38.1
2021 Curveball 1.3 1 71 7.0 15 .154 .154 .213 35.0 33.3 18.5 .144 .232 .231 37.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 -1 224 50.2 66 .250 .433 .308 25.8 10.6 8.5 .272 .419 .326 35.2
2020 Cutter 0.4 1 136 30.5 31 .321 .464 .376 25.8 19.4 16.2 .267 .467 .347 27.3
2020 Curveball -6.6 -4 54 12.1 13 .385 .923 .542 13.6 15.4 18.2 .317 .792 .460 36.4
2020 Changeup -0.6 0 20 4.5 3 .333 .667 .417 10.0 0.0 0.0 .233 .276 .225 33.3
2020 Slider 1.5 0 12 2.7 3 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .090 .223 .129 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Curveball 71 77.0 70 17.8 7:30 7:30 0
2021 Cutter 329 87.7 62 10.0 12:00 11:15 45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 503 91.6 95 18.8 12:30 12:30 0
2021 Slider 102 83.1 39 6.7 10:30 10:00 30
2020 Changeup 19 84.3 99 14.3 1:45 1:30 15
2020 Curveball 53 76.9 72 17.6 7:30 7:30 0
2020 Cutter 135 86.7 57 8.5 12:00 11:00 60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 223 91.0 93 17.8 12:45 12:30 15
2020 Slider 12 81.1 40 8.4 9:15 8:30 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 325 1,266 -2 5 -7 -4 -8
2019 460 1,794 -2 16 -12 -7 -6
2020 116 446 -7 9 -4 -1 -3
2021 254 1,014 -12 6 -7 -5 -18
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2016 79 49.4 74.4 93.1 15.0 83.3 48.1 44.4 44.3 8.6 8.9 85.7
2018 1,268 49.9 72.3 84.5 30.0 70.5 44.5 61.3 51.1 19.0 6.7 85.9
2019 1,794 47.8 71.6 87.3 29.2 67.0 43.6 64.9 49.4 18.8 6.6 78.8
2020 446 49.8 77.5 80.8 28.6 65.6 43.7 59.5 52.9 23.3 5.2 73.9
2021 1,014 42.9 75.4 79.9 26.8 66.5 40.7 52.0 47.6 24.2 7.2 83.6
Player 4,601 47.5 73.2 84.4 28.5 67.9 43.3 60.3 49.8 20.3 6.7 81.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2016 28 39 23
2018 18 42 3 1 63 27 1 32 25 24 69 8 74 23 58 92 19
2019 31 21 22 24 52 28 37 65 79 11 87 7 51 18 54 92 36
2020 29 22 19 24 46 38 44 43 71 2 81 26 59 19 58 92 37
2021 1 9 1 1 6 40 5 5 38 11 21 34 37 21 57 92 32
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 24.8 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2018 22.3 21 21.0 0 6 16 10 47.6
2019 22.3 22 16.3 6 12 9 8 36.4
2020 24.2 5 4.9 0 3 3 2 40.0
2021 24.6 17 17.6 -1 2 8 13 76.5
Player 23.1 66 60.8 5 23 36 34 51.5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2018 21 28 17 20 21 18 24 22 18 13 20 25 24 19 21 25 22 22 22 24 24 19 27 22 16 14 20 21 25 20 16
2019 22 21 11 18 17 17 17 20 17 11 15 19 23 14 17 13 15 16 16 17 18 16 21 18 13 13 14 16 19 15 11
2020 5 6 6 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 4
2021 17 20 16 18 19 16 20 18 13 14 16 20 17 15 17 20 16 15 19 19 18 17 23 20 17 15 19 19 18 17 18
Player 66 76 51 64 63 57 67 66 54 42 57 71 69 53 61 64 58 59 63 66 66 58 80 65 50 47 59 62 68 58 50
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.0 89.5 -1.5 89.4 -0.1 90.1 0.7
Offspeed Velocity 84.4 84.1 -0.3 84.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 79.8 77.4 -2.4 77.7 0.3 80.6 2.9
Exit Velocity 88.9 88.1 -0.8 88.7 0.6 91.3 2.6
Launch Angle 23.3 19.9 -3.4 22.4 2.5 23.2 0.8
Barrel % 10.7 7.6 -3.1 7.5 -0.1 11.6 4.1
Hard Hit % 38.4 32.8 -5.6 33.3 0.5 39.8 6.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 36.4 37.0 0.6 35.5 -1.5 38.7 3.2
xBA .245 .266 0.021 .270 0.004 .281 0.011
BA .261 .267 0.006 .280 0.013 .295 0.015
xwOBA .336 .328 -0.008 .339 0.011 .383 0.044
wOBA .364 .333 -0.031 .352 0.019 .408 0.056
xSLG .491 .464 -0.027 .468 0.004 .547 0.079
SLG .555 .488 -0.067 .495 0.007 .614 0.119
K% 18.4 16.9 -1.5 12.9 -4.0 17.3 4.4
BB% 7.1 5.6 -1.5 6.0 0.4 10.6 4.6
Swing % 51.1 49.4 -1.7 52.9 3.5 47.6 -5.3
Whiff% 19.0 18.8 -0.2 23.3 4.5 24.2 0.9
In Zone % 49.9 47.8 -2.1 49.8 2.0 42.9 -6.9
Out of Zone % 50.1 52.2 2.1 50.2 -2.0 57.1 6.9
Out of Zone Swing % 30.0 29.2 -0.8 28.6 -0.6 26.8 -1.8
First Pitch Swing % 33.4 31.0 -2.4 33.6 2.6 30.7 -2.9
First Pitch Strike % 61.3 64.9 3.6 59.5 -5.4 52.0 -7.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 18 .404 12 0 0.0 6 1 16.7
2018 Shifts 325 .364 167 3 1.8 158 34 21.5
2019 Shifts 460 .333 231 12 5.2 229 70 30.6
2020 Shifts 116 .352 65 4 6.2 51 29 56.9
2021 Shifts 253 .408 162 12 7.4 91 49 53.8
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2016 17 17.7 35.3% 5.9% 21 23.2 4.8% 4.8%
2018 402 16.4 28.4% 0.2% 145 22.2 0.0% 4.1%
2019 555 15.5 39.6% 0.0% 271 22.6 0.0% 8.1%
2020 116 16.8 24.1% 0.0% 79 22.4 0.0% 7.6%
2021 288 18.0 7.6% 0.3% 176 22.9 0.0% 6.8%

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Pitch Distribution